Scented Jewels and Tools

Exciting news - up now in the shop is a special listing is for a beginner’s natural perfumery essence collection, with a high quality, carefully chosen array of natural essences - also known as the kit I wish was available when I was first starting out!

Since a few of the oils are diluted in jojoba, it is recommended that you use jojoba (an oil-like substance – technically a type of liquid wax - with an exceptionally long shelf-life) as your blending medium.

Included is a no-holds-barred spread of oils, absolutes, and resins for blending simple and elegant– or else intricately constructed– perfumes.

Although I consider this an “essence starter kit” and not a complete perfumer’s kit or educational guide, I couldn’t resist enclosing a few items to help you get started. This way you can dive right in and begin exploring and creating as soon as the kit arrives. Along with the essences, you’ll find:

-two glass droppers

-a jar for rubbing alcohol in which to clean your dropper in between essences (so you don’t contaminate them)

-a measured amount of 10 ml jojoba in which to blend your very first perfume (try roughly 35-40 drops of essence to every 10 ml jojoba, to start)

-two ounces of additional jojoba (which can also be found at most of the larger health food stores, and online)

-a packet of scent strips for getting to know your essences

-a few sweet glass bottles for storing and sharing your finished blends, along with two extra fancy bottles, and a tiny plastic funnel

-a package of 3 small Moleskine notebooks, perfect for recording every single blend you attempt (these are the notebooks that I use and love)

-a list of recommended reading, plus a list of online suppliers of everything you could want for perfuming, from tools of the trade such as beakers and books, to alcohol and jojoba, to more essences, etc. (you will get a hard copy as well as an emailed version of the online references, for your clicking convenience.) This is arguably the most valuable item in the parcel!

I wish I could magically enclose just the right mix of caution and boldness when it comes to blending, but this is a balance you’ll have to strike on your own, with practice. (Please note the written section on resources for online education available to you, some of it free.)

Your aromatics are best stored in a cool, dark, stable environment. Keep all citrus in the fridge and check for freshness periodically. (Citrus can be volatile, and, luckily, it's inexpensive to replace!)

The scent oils in this kit are measured by weight. All are pourable and easy to work with:

BASE NOTES:

Sandalwood EO (New Caledonia) – 2 grams
Frankincense EO (var. Boswellia Carterii) – 3 grams
Himalayan Cedar EO – 3 grams
*Peru Balsam Resin (liquid resin) – 3 grams
Patchouli EO, Iron Free – 3 grams
Patchouli EO, Dark – 3 grams
Labdanum Abs. diluted 10% in jojoba – 2 grams
Vetiver as Ruh Khus (a special, smoother distillation of Vetiver) – 2 grams
Coffee C02 – 2 grams

MIDDLE NOTES:

Nutmeg Abs. – 2 grams
Jasmine Grandiflorum Abs. – 2 grams
Rose de Mai Abs. (Rosa Centifolia) – 2 grams
Palmarosa EO – 3 grams
Violet leaf Abs. diluted 10% in jojoba – 2 grams
Ylang Ylang Extra EO – 3 grams
Boronia Abs. 5% dilution in jojoba – 2 grams
Lavender Abs. – 3 grams
Cocoa Abs. – 3 grams
Lemongrass EO – 3 grams
Litsea Cubeba (aka May Chang) EO – 3 grams:

TOP NOTES:

Lavender EO – 3 grams
Bergamot EO (sun-safe/bergaptene-free) – 3 grams
Gingergrass EO – 3 grams
Lime Essence EO – 3 grams
Basil EO – 3 grams
Cinnamon Leaf EO – 3 grams
Fresh Ginger EO – 3 grams
Ho Wood EO – 3 grams
+Sweet Orange EO – 3 grams
+Pink Grapefruit EO – 2 grams
Petitgrain EO – 3 grams
Black Pepper EO – 3 grams

*potential skin sensitizer – use in moderation
+potential photosensitizer – use in moderation


USPS Insurance with tracking and delivery confirmation is automatically included in the shipping cost.

There is one of these kits available - when it's gone, it's gone!

You are in for a wild ride.

xox.nicole